Azurite Suns from the Malbunka Copper Mine Northern Territory, Australia
by Dehne McLaughlin and Ray Grant
Mineral specimens often surprise us with their range of forms and habits, but azurite from the Malbunka copper mine.
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California Blue Mine, Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, A New Gem Pegmatite
by Michael P. Hunerlach
The discovery in 2006 of gem-quality aquamarine by Dave and Elizabeth “Liz” Schmidt is the first discovery of a significant gem-bearing pegmatite north of the well-known Southern California gem pegmatite fields.
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